Where does “chorlitejo” come from?

chorlitejo (Spanish) comes from Spanish chorlito, from Spanish chorlo, from German Schörl, from Swedish skör, from Old Swedish skør, from Low German schör, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną — to caw, crow.

chorlitejo (Spanish): plover member of the family

Definitions

  1. plover member of the family

Ancestry of “chorlitejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchorlitoplover bird
2Spanishchorlokilldeer
3GermanSchörlschorl
4Swedishskörfrail, brittle, fragile, weak; weak in moral,...
5Old Swedishskør—
6Low Germanschörweak, fragile
7Proto-Germanicskuriz—
8Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →